Teysa Karlov by Babasrian

Format: Commander

Commander: Teysa Karlov

Bracket: 4

DeckCheck Threat Index: 47

Deck overview

This Teysa Karlov deck is an optimized Orzhov Aristocrats strategy built around sacrifice outlets, recursive fodder, and multiplied death triggers. The primary plan establishes a steady stream of disposable creatures using token generators like Bitterblossom and Ophiomancer or recursive threats like Reassembling Skeleton. These creatures are fed into free sacrifice outlets such as Viscera Seer, Carrion Feeder, and Warren Soultrader, triggering life drain from Blood Artist, Zulaport Cutthroat, and Bastion of Remembrance. Teysa Karlov and Drivnod, Carnage Dominus double every dying trigger, effectively halving the number of sacrifices needed to eliminate opponents. Meanwhile, asymmetric edict engines like Grave Pact and Dictate of Erebos keep opposing creature boards completely clear. With premium card draw engines including Skullclamp, Necropotence, and Bolas's Citadel, the deck maintains relentless velocity and closes out games through non-combat life loss by Turn 7.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Anguished Unmaking
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashnod's Altar
  • 1 Athreos, God of Passage
  • 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
  • 1 Bastion of Remembrance
  • 1 Bitterblossom
  • 1 Black Market Connections
  • 1 Bleachbone Verge
  • 1 Blood Artist
  • 1 Bojuka Bog
  • 1 Bolas's Citadel
  • 1 Braids, Arisen Nightmare
  • 1 Brightclimb Pathway // Grimclimb Pathway
  • 1 Cabal Coffers
  • 1 Carrion Feeder
  • 1 Caves of Koilos
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Cruel Celebrant
  • 1 Damn
  • 1 Dark Ritual
  • 1 Deadly Dispute
  • 1 Demonic Tutor
  • 1 Diabolic Intent
  • 1 Dictate of Erebos
  • 1 Doomed Traveler
  • 1 Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
  • 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
  • 1 Elenda, the Dusk Rose
  • 1 Enlightened Tutor
  • 1 Esper Sentinel
  • 1 Fetid Heath
  • 1 Godless Shrine
  • 1 Grave Pact
  • 1 Grim Haruspex
  • 1 Hallowed Spiritkeeper
  • 1 High Market
  • 1 Hunted Witness
  • 1 Isolated Chapel
  • 1 Liliana, Dreadhorde General
  • 1 Luminous Broodmoth
  • 1 Marionette Apprentice
  • 1 Marsh Flats
  • 1 Midnight Reaper
  • 1 Ministrant of Obligation
  • 1 Mondrak, Glory Dominus
  • 1 Necropotence
  • 1 Ophiomancer
  • 1 Orcish Bowmasters
  • 1 Orzhov Signet
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 1 Pawn of Ulamog
  • 1 Phyrexian Altar
  • 1 Phyrexian Tower
  • 1 Pitiless Plunderer
  • 6 Plains
  • 1 Priest of Forgotten Gods
  • 1 Reanimate
  • 1 Reassembling Skeleton
  • 1 Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel
  • 1 Shadowy Backstreet
  • 1 Shattered Sanctum
  • 1 Shineshadow Snarl
  • 1 Silent Clearing
  • 1 Skullclamp
  • 1 Smothering Tithe
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 8 Swamp
  • 1 Swords to Plowshares
  • 1 Syr Konrad, the Grim
  • 1 Tainted Field
  • 1 Talisman of Hierarchy
  • 1 Teferi's Protection
  • 1 Teysa Karlov
  • 1 Teysa, Orzhov Scion
  • 1 The Meathook Massacre
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Toxic Deluge
  • 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
  • 1 Vampiric Tutor
  • 1 Vault of Champions
  • 1 Victimize
  • 1 Village Rites
  • 1 Viscera Seer
  • 1 Warren Soultrader
  • 1 Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
  • 1 Zulaport Cutthroat